diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/io/Streamer.as b/src/as/com/threerings/io/Streamer.as
index b25dc5864..6723d94b5 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/io/Streamer.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/io/Streamer.as
@@ -29,14 +29,9 @@ import com.threerings.util.ClassUtil;
 import com.threerings.util.Enum;
 
 import com.threerings.io.streamers.ArrayStreamer;
-import com.threerings.io.streamers.BooleanStreamer;
-import com.threerings.io.streamers.ByteStreamer;
 import com.threerings.io.streamers.ByteArrayStreamer;
 import com.threerings.io.streamers.ByteEnumStreamer;
 import com.threerings.io.streamers.EnumStreamer;
-import com.threerings.io.streamers.FloatStreamer;
-import com.threerings.io.streamers.IntegerStreamer;
-import com.threerings.io.streamers.LongStreamer;
 import com.threerings.io.streamers.NumberStreamer;
 import com.threerings.io.streamers.StringStreamer;
 
@@ -147,8 +142,7 @@ public class Streamer
         }
         _byJName = new Dictionary();
         for each (var c :Class in
-                [ StringStreamer, NumberStreamer, ByteStreamer, IntegerStreamer, LongStreamer,
-                  FloatStreamer, ArrayStreamer, ByteArrayStreamer, BooleanStreamer ]) {
+                [ StringStreamer, NumberStreamer, ArrayStreamer, ByteArrayStreamer ]) {
             registerStreamer(Streamer(new c()));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/io/Translations.as b/src/as/com/threerings/io/Translations.as
index 01cda1c75..7be8b00b8 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/io/Translations.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/io/Translations.as
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@ public class Translations
     // initialize some standard classes
     addTranslation("Object", "java.lang.Object");
     addTranslation("String", "java.lang.String");
+    addTranslation("Array", "[Ljava.lang.Object;");
+    addTranslation("flash.utils.ByteArray", "[B");
     addTranslation("com.threerings.util.langBoolean", "java.lang.Boolean");
     addTranslation("com.threerings.util.Byte", "java.lang.Byte");
+    addTranslation("com.threerings.util.Short", "java.lang.Short");
     addTranslation("com.threerings.util.Integer", "java.lang.Integer");
     addTranslation("com.threerings.util.Long", "java.lang.Long");
     addTranslation("com.threerings.util.Float", "java.lang.Float");
-    addTranslation("Array", "[Ljava.lang.Object;");
-    addTranslation("flash.utils.ByteArray", "[B");
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/BooleanStreamer.as b/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/BooleanStreamer.as
deleted file mode 100644
index c5ca1e021..000000000
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/BooleanStreamer.as
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-//
-// $Id$
-//
-// Narya library - tools for developing networked games
-// Copyright (C) 2002-2009 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
-// http://www.threerings.net/code/narya/
-//
-// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
-// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-// Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
-// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-
-package com.threerings.io.streamers {
-
-import com.threerings.util.langBoolean;
-
-import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
-import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
-import com.threerings.io.Streamer;
-
-/**
- * A Streamer for Integer objects.
- */
-public class BooleanStreamer extends Streamer
-{
-    public function BooleanStreamer ()
-    {
-        super(langBoolean, "java.lang.Boolean");
-    }
-
-    override public function createObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :Object
-    {
-        return new langBoolean(ins.readBoolean());
-    }
-
-    override public function writeObject (obj :Object, out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
-    {
-        out.writeBoolean((obj as langBoolean).value);
-    }
-
-    override public function readObject (obj :Object, ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
-    {
-        // unneeded, done in createObject
-    }
-}
-}
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/ByteStreamer.as b/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/ByteStreamer.as
deleted file mode 100644
index 0bfad2542..000000000
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/ByteStreamer.as
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-//
-// $Id$
-//
-// Narya library - tools for developing networked games
-// Copyright (C) 2002-2009 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
-// http://www.threerings.net/code/narya/
-//
-// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
-// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-// Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
-// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-
-package com.threerings.io.streamers {
-
-import com.threerings.util.Byte;
-
-import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
-import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
-import com.threerings.io.Streamer;
-
-/**
- * A Streamer for Byte objects.
- */
-public class ByteStreamer extends Streamer
-{
-    public function ByteStreamer ()
-    {
-        super(Byte, "java.lang.Byte");
-    }
-
-    override public function createObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :Object
-    {
-        return new Byte(ins.readByte());
-    }
-
-    override public function writeObject (obj :Object, out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
-    {
-        var byte :Byte = (obj as Byte);
-        out.writeByte(byte.value);
-    }
-
-    override public function readObject (obj :Object, ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
-    {
-        // unneeded, done in createObject
-    }
-}
-}
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/FloatStreamer.as b/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/FloatStreamer.as
deleted file mode 100644
index 0cfd2d468..000000000
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/FloatStreamer.as
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-//
-// $Id$
-//
-// Narya library - tools for developing networked games
-// Copyright (C) 2002-2009 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
-// http://www.threerings.net/code/narya/
-//
-// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
-// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-// Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
-// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-
-package com.threerings.io.streamers {
-
-import com.threerings.util.Float;
-
-import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
-import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
-import com.threerings.io.Streamer;
-
-/**
- * A Streamer for Float objects.
- */
-public class FloatStreamer extends Streamer
-{
-    public function FloatStreamer ()
-    {
-        super(Float, "java.lang.Float");
-    }
-
-    override public function createObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :Object
-    {
-        return new Float(ins.readFloat());
-    }
-
-    override public function writeObject (obj :Object, out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
-    {
-        var float :Float = (obj as Float);
-        out.writeFloat(float.value);
-    }
-
-    override public function readObject (obj :Object, ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
-    {
-        // unneeded, done in createObject
-    }
-}
-}
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/IntegerStreamer.as b/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/IntegerStreamer.as
deleted file mode 100644
index 507811cd9..000000000
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/IntegerStreamer.as
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-//
-// $Id$
-//
-// Narya library - tools for developing networked games
-// Copyright (C) 2002-2009 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
-// http://www.threerings.net/code/narya/
-//
-// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
-// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-// Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
-// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-
-package com.threerings.io.streamers {
-
-import com.threerings.util.Integer;
-
-import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
-import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
-import com.threerings.io.Streamer;
-
-/**
- * A Streamer for Integer objects.
- */
-public class IntegerStreamer extends Streamer
-{
-    public function IntegerStreamer ()
-    {
-        super(Integer, "java.lang.Integer");
-    }
-
-    override public function createObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :Object
-    {
-        return new Integer(ins.readInt());
-    }
-
-    override public function writeObject (obj :Object, out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
-    {
-        var inty :Integer = (obj as Integer);
-        out.writeInt(inty.value);
-    }
-
-    override public function readObject (obj :Object, ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
-    {
-        // unneeded, done in createObject
-    }
-}
-}
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/LongStreamer.as b/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/LongStreamer.as
deleted file mode 100644
index afe6ed839..000000000
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/LongStreamer.as
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-//
-// $Id$
-//
-// Narya library - tools for developing networked games
-// Copyright (C) 2002-2009 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
-// http://www.threerings.net/code/narya/
-//
-// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
-// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-// Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
-// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-
-package com.threerings.io.streamers {
-
-import com.threerings.util.Long;
-
-import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
-import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
-import com.threerings.io.Streamer;
-
-/**
- * A Streamer for Long objects.
- */
-public class LongStreamer extends Streamer
-{
-    public function LongStreamer ()
-    {
-        super(Long, "java.lang.Long");
-    }
-
-    override public function writeObject (obj :Object, out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
-    {
-        var longy :Long = (obj as Long);
-        out.writeBytes(longy.bytes, 0, longy.bytes.length);
-    }
-
-    override public function readObject (obj :Object, ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
-    {
-        var longy :Long = (obj as Long);
-        ins.readBytes(longy.bytes, 0, longy.bytes.length);
-    }
-}
-}
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/ShortStreamer.as b/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/ShortStreamer.as
deleted file mode 100644
index 37e63fc75..000000000
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/io/streamers/ShortStreamer.as
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-//
-// $Id$
-//
-// Narya library - tools for developing networked games
-// Copyright (C) 2002-2009 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
-// http://www.threerings.net/code/narya/
-//
-// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
-// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-// Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
-// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-
-package com.threerings.io.streamers {
-
-import com.threerings.util.Short;
-
-import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
-import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
-import com.threerings.io.Streamer;
-
-/**
- * A Streamer for Short objects.
- */
-public class ShortStreamer extends Streamer
-{
-    public function ShortStreamer ()
-    {
-        super(Short, "java.lang.Short");
-    }
-
-    override public function createObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :Object
-    {
-        return new Short(ins.readShort());
-    }
-
-    override public function writeObject (obj :Object, out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
-    {
-        var short :Short = (obj as Short);
-        out.writeShort(short.value);
-    }
-
-    override public function readObject (obj :Object, ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
-    {
-        // unneeded, done in createObject
-    }
-}
-}
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/util/Byte.as b/src/as/com/threerings/util/Byte.as
index adf399a6c..50c12ab3d 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/util/Byte.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/util/Byte.as
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@
 
 package com.threerings.util {
 
+import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import com.threerings.io.Streamable;
+
 /**
  * Equivalent to java.lang.Byte.
  */
 public class Byte
-    implements Equalable, Boxed
+    implements Hashable, Boxed, Streamable
 {
     public static function valueOf (val :int) :Byte
     {
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ public class Byte
     /**
      * Constructor.
      */
-    public function Byte (byteValue :int)
+    public function Byte (byteValue :int = 0)
     {
         _value = byteValue;
     }
@@ -54,6 +58,12 @@ public class Byte
         return (other is Byte) && (_value === (other as Byte).value);
     }
 
+    // from Hashable
+    public function hashCode () :int
+    {
+        return _value;
+    }
+
     // from Boxed
     public function unbox () :Object
     {
@@ -66,6 +76,18 @@ public class Byte
         return "Byte(" + _value + ")";
     }
 
+    // from Streamable
+    public function readObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
+    {
+        _value = ins.readByte();
+    }
+
+    // from Streamable
+    public function writeObject (out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
+    {
+        out.writeByte(_value);
+    }
+
     protected var _value :int;
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/util/Float.as b/src/as/com/threerings/util/Float.as
index eda5f5136..33d2e3c49 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/util/Float.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/util/Float.as
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@
 
 package com.threerings.util {
 
+import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import com.threerings.io.Streamable;
+
 /**
  * Equivalent to java.lang.Float.
  */
-public class Float
-    implements Equalable, Boxed
+public final class Float
+    implements Hashable, Boxed, Streamable
 {
     public static function valueOf (val :Number) :Float
     {
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ public class Float
     /**
      * Constructor.
      */
-    public function Float (floatValue :Number)
+    public function Float (floatValue :Number = 0)
     {
         _value = floatValue;
     }
@@ -54,12 +58,30 @@ public class Float
         return (other is Float) && (_value === (other as Float).value);
     }
 
+    // from Hashable
+    public function hashCode () :int
+    {
+        return int(_value);
+    }
+
     // from Boxed
     public function unbox () :Object
     {
         return _value;
     }
 
+    // from Streamable
+    public function readObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
+    {
+        _value = ins.readFloat();
+    }
+
+    // from Streamable
+    public function writeObject (out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
+    {
+        out.writeFloat(_value);
+    }
+
     protected var _value :Number;
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/util/Integer.as b/src/as/com/threerings/util/Integer.as
index 38f144ece..c3028e745 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/util/Integer.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/util/Integer.as
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 
 package com.threerings.util {
 
+import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import com.threerings.io.Streamable;
+
 /**
  * Equivalent to java.lang.Integer.
  */
@@ -29,8 +33,8 @@ package com.threerings.util {
 // autotranslate between int <--> java.lang.Integer and
 // Number <--> java.lang.Double. However, a Number object that refers
 // to an integer value is actually an int. Yes, it's totally fucked.
-public class Integer
-    implements Equalable, Boxed
+public final class Integer
+    implements Hashable, Boxed, Streamable
 {
     public static function valueOf (val :int) :Integer
     {
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ public class Integer
     /**
      * Constructor.
      */
-    public function Integer (intValue :int)
+    public function Integer (intValue :int = 0)
     {
         _value = intValue;
     }
@@ -59,6 +63,12 @@ public class Integer
         return (other is Integer) && (_value === (other as Integer).value);
     }
 
+    // from Hashable
+    public function hashCode () :int
+    {
+        return _value;
+    }
+
     // from Boxed
     public function unbox () :Object
     {
@@ -79,7 +89,18 @@ public class Integer
         return (val1 > val2) ? 1 : (val1 == val2 ? 0 : -1);
     }
 
-    protected var _value :int;
+    // from Streamable
+    public function readObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
+    {
+        _value = ins.readInt();
+    }
 
+    // from Streamable
+    public function writeObject (out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
+    {
+        out.writeInt(_value);
+    }
+
+    protected var _value :int;
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/util/Long.as b/src/as/com/threerings/util/Long.as
index ef30f4ce3..c732252b3 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/util/Long.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/util/Long.as
@@ -24,20 +24,22 @@ package com.threerings.util {
 import flash.utils.ByteArray;
 import flash.utils.Endian;
 
+import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import com.threerings.io.Streamable;
+
 /**
  * Equivalent to java.lang.Long.
  */
-public class Long
-    implements Equalable
+public final class Long
+    implements Hashable, Streamable
 {
-    public var bytes :ByteArray;
-
     public function Long ()
     {
-        bytes = new ByteArray();
-        bytes.endian = Endian.BIG_ENDIAN;
-        bytes.writeDouble(0);
-        bytes.position = 0;
+        _bytes = new ByteArray();
+        _bytes.endian = Endian.BIG_ENDIAN;
+        _bytes.writeDouble(0);
+        _bytes.position = 0;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ public class Long
         var n :Number = Math.round(value);
         var l :Long = new Long();
         for (var ii :int = 7; ii >= 0; ii--) {
-            l.bytes[ii] = (n % 256);
+            l._bytes[ii] = (n % 256);
             n = Math.floor(n / 256);
         }
         return l;
@@ -70,10 +72,10 @@ public class Long
     public function toNumber () :Number
     {
         var n :Number = 0;
-        var positive :Boolean = ((bytes[0] & 0x80) == 0x00);
+        var positive :Boolean = ((_bytes[0] & 0x80) == 0x00);
         for (var ii :int = 0; ii < 8; ii++) {
             // if the number is negative, complement each byte as it comes in, and fix up later
-            n = n * 256 + (positive ? bytes[ii] : (255 - bytes[ii]));
+            n = n * 256 + (positive ? _bytes[ii] : (255 - _bytes[ii]));
         }
         // now fix up negative numbers
         if (! positive) {
@@ -88,8 +90,8 @@ public class Long
         for (var ii :int = 0; ii < 8; ii++) {
             // my kingdom for a hex formatting routine!
             if (ii != 0) { s += " "; }
-            if (bytes[ii] < 16) { s += "0"; }
-            s += int(bytes[ii]).toString(16);
+            if (_bytes[ii] < 16) { s += "0"; }
+            s += int(_bytes[ii]).toString(16);
         }
         s += "]";
         return s;
@@ -98,7 +100,27 @@ public class Long
     // from Equalable
     public function equals (other :Object) :Boolean
     {
-        return (other is Long) && Util.equals(this.bytes, Long(other).bytes);
+        return (other is Long) && Util.equals(_bytes, Long(other)._bytes);
     }
+
+    // from Hashable
+    public function hashCode () :int
+    {
+        return _bytes[0];
+    }
+
+    // from Streamable
+    public function readObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
+    {
+        ins.readBytes(_bytes, 0, 8);
+    }
+
+    // from Streamable
+    public function writeObject (out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
+    {
+        out.writeBytes(_bytes, 0, 8);
+    }
+
+    protected var _bytes :ByteArray;
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/util/Short.as b/src/as/com/threerings/util/Short.as
index d9918e77c..fc4d45f1d 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/util/Short.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/util/Short.as
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@
 
 package com.threerings.util {
 
+import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import com.threerings.io.Streamable;
+
 /**
  * Equivalent to java.lang.Short.
  */
-public class Short
-    implements Equalable, Boxed
+public final class Short
+    implements Hashable, Boxed, Streamable
 {
     /** The minimum possible short value. */
     public static const MIN_VALUE :int = -Math.pow(2, 15);
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ public class Short
         return _value;
     }
 
-    public function Short (shortValue :int)
+    public function Short (shortValue :int = 0)
     {
         _value = shortValue;
     }
@@ -57,12 +61,30 @@ public class Short
         return (other is Short) && (_value === (other as Short).value);
     }
 
+    // from Hashable
+    public function hashCode () :int
+    {
+        return _value;
+    }
+
     // from Boxed
     public function unbox () :Object
     {
         return _value;
     }
 
+    // from Streamable
+    public function readObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
+    {
+        _value = ins.readShort();
+    }
+
+    // from Streamable
+    public function writeObject (out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
+    {
+        out.writeShort(_value);
+    }
+
     protected var _value :int;
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/util/langBoolean.as b/src/as/com/threerings/util/langBoolean.as
index e9877fd90..f7ca07e5d 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/util/langBoolean.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/util/langBoolean.as
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import com.threerings.io.Streamable;
 /**
  * Equivalent to java.lang.Boolean.
  */
-public class langBoolean
-    implements Equalable, Streamable, Boxed
+public final class langBoolean
+    implements Hashable, Boxed, Streamable
 {
     public static function valueOf (val :Boolean) :langBoolean
     {
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ public class langBoolean
             (_value === (other as langBoolean).value);
     }
 
+    // from Hashable
+    public function hashCode () :int
+    {
+        return _value ? 1 : 0;
+    }
+
     // from Streamable
     public function writeObject (out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
     {